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TENSES Dhanesh Sebastian
The Present Tense • The Past Tense • The Future Tense. THE THREE TENSES
Simple Present • Present Continuous • Present Perfect • Present Perfect Continuous PRESENT TENSE
Subject + Do/Does +Verb + Object Do – Plural Subjects(They/you/we) Does – Singular Subjects(He/she/it) Eg. He eats a mango. * Affirmative Sentences : He eats a mango. * Negative Sentences : He does not eat a mango. * Interrogative Sentences : Does he eat a mango? * Negative Interrogative Sentences : Does he not eat a mango? Simple Present Tense
Subject + Is/am/are + V1 + ing+ Object. Eg. He is eating a mango. Is- Singular Subjects(He/she/it) Am- I Are- Plural Subjects(They/we/you) PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Subject + has/have + V3 + Object. Eg. He has eaten a mango. • Has -> Singular • Have -> Plural. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Subject + has/have + been + V1 + ing + Object Eg. He has been eating a mango. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Simple Past • Past Continuous • Past Perfect • Past Perfect Continuous PAST TENSE
Subject + V2 + Object. Eg. He ate a mango. Did – Singular & Plural Subjects SIMPLE PAST
Subject + was/were + V1 + ing + Object. Was- Singular Subjects(He/she/it) Were- Plural Subjects(They/we/you) Eg. He was eating a mango. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Subject + had + V3 + Object. • Had -> Singular & Plural Subjects. • Eg. He had eaten a mango. PAST PERFECT TENSE
Subject + had + been + V1 + ing+ Object. Eg. He had been eating a mango. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Simple Future • Future Continuous • Future Perfect • Future Perfect Continuous FUTURE TENSE
Subject + will/shall + V1 + Object. Eg. He will eat a mango. He shall eat a mango. SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
Subject + will/shall + be +V1 + ing + Object Eg. He will be eating a mango. He shall be eating a mango. FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE
Subject + will/shall + have + V3 + Object. Eg. He will have eaten a mango. He shall have eaten a mango. FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
Subject + will/shall +have been + V1 + ing+Object. Eg. He will have been eating a mango. He shall have been eating a mango. FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE